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The Outreach Committee sponsored an exhibit booth in the new vendor / small press area of the ALA exhibit hall. Community volunteers staffed the booth during the conference.

The Outreach Committee sponsored an Evergreen Community Meetup outside the conference venue at the Stan Getz Library, Berklee College of Music. Listed activities for the meetup:

• We’ll look at some of the new features that have been added to Evergreen in the most-recent release.
• 2.10 Release Manager Galen Charlton will talk about plans for the March Evergreen release.
• We’ll share some community highlights from the past year.
• We’ll talk about any other Evergreen or open-source issues and questions that are on people’s minds.

The Outreach Committee sponsored an Evergreen Community Meetup. It was an opportunity for Evergreen users, enthusiasts, and potential future users to learn about Evergreen, see what’s up and coming in the software, hear how open source software empowers libraries, and find out about the vibrant community supporting Evergreen.

The Outreach Committee sponsored an Evergreen Community Meetup. The meetup was an opportunity for Evergreen users, enthusiasts, and potential future users to learn about Evergreen, see what’s up and coming in the software, hear how open source software empowers libraries, and find out about the vibrant community supporting Evergreen.

It’s a Popularity Contest – Innovation in the Evergreen Catalog

In this session, we’ll look at features that help users find the material they want. The use of popularity data to enhance the relevance of search results is just one new feature in the Evergreen library system catalog. In addition to recent circulations, relevancy in Evergreen can be enhanced by taking into account the number of copies held, the number of holds, or newness. The factors offer a range of possibilities that can be customized for each library’s needs and clientele, and are available in Evergreen’s current release.

Also in the most recent release, Evergreen has improved on its long-standing ability to group formats and editions. Wading through long pages of search results that are primarily different formats and editions of the same work can be tedious for users. With Evergreen, the catalog is able to help the user find the work they’re seeking in fewer screens before narrowing in on the specific edition they want. Even better, if they don’t care about an edition, Evergreen will allow them to place a hold across multiple editions of a work to make the process easier for them. Evergreen has built upon this popular feature by adding quick links in the record to other formats and editions of the work.

Attendees are also encouraged to ask other questions about Evergreen or the open-source community that supports it.

Evergreen at the desk, on the road, and everywhere in between.

Released this fall, Evergreen 3.0 features a new client that can run in a web browser on a desktop, tablet, or mobile phone. In addition to a new modern interface and new way of doing business, Evergreen 3.0 brings us many new features like digital bookplates, batch-editing of user records, public catalog support for linking to maps of shelving locations, and more robust infrastructure. The session will also highlight new features expected in the March 2018 Evergreen release and provide opportunities for attendees to ask question about Evergreen and the community that supports it. Elizabeth Thomsen, Shae Tetterton, Debbie Luchenbill

Tech gurus optional: Running an open-source ILS your way

Features a panel of three Evergreen users who will discuss the different ways their systems are hosted and supported, cover the many options that are available to open-source users, and highlight the added security that comes with not being locked into one vendor Moderated by Kathy Lussier. Panelists - Meg Stroup, Amy Terlaga and Elizabeth Thomsen.

Free Kittens and Beer: Open Source and Why It Works - Elizabeth Thomsen (Moderator), Jane Sandberg, Meg Stroup, Jessie Zairo from Bywater (for Koha).